Sanny Åslund

John Sanny Åslund (born 29 August 1952) is a Swedish former football coach and former player. As a player, he represented Degerfors IF, AIK, Espanyol, and Werder Bremen during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1982. A full international between 1977 and 1979, he won five caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team and was a part of their 1978 FIFA World Cup squad. As a coach, he most notably managed AIK and IFK Norrköping.

Sanny Åslund
Personal information
Full name John Sanny Åslund
Date of birth (1952-08-29) 29 August 1952
Place of birth Torsby, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1963–1971 Sörby IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Degerfors IF
1973–1974 AIK 55 (24)
1974–1976 Espanyol 11 (2)
1975–1976 → Werder Bremen (loan) 19 (4)
1976–1978 AIK 43 (22)
1979–1980 Malmö FF 4 (1)
1980–1982 AIK 35 (10)
International career
1974–1978 Sweden U21 4 (0)
1977–1979 Sweden 5 (2)
Managerial career
1984–1985 IFK Täby
1986–1987 Väsby IK
1988–1990 AIK
1991–1992 IFK Norrköping
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Åslund started his career in Sörby IK in 1963 and moved on to the professionals and played for Degerfors IF in 1971, after one season he moved to AIK Fotboll, yet again he only played one season before moving on to Spanish RCD Espanyol in 1974 where he spent one year before being transferred to Werder Bremen of Germany. After his one-year spell in Germany, he returned to Swedish side AIK where he played between 1976 and 1982. During 1979 and 1980 he had a short spell in Malmö FF.[1]

International career

Åslund was an unused sub for the 1978 FIFA World Cup and managed to win five caps for the Sweden national team.[2]

Post-playing career

He is a former CEO for AIK, and he is the father of former AIK player Martin Åslund.[3]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1977 1 1
1978 3 1
1979 1 0
Total 5 2
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Åslund goal.
List of international goals scored by Sanny Åslund
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 November 1977 Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland  Poland 1–1 1–2 Friendly [4]
2 4 April 1978 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany  East Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly [5]

References
  1. "Sanny Åslund". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Sanny Åslund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "500 AIK:are - Sanny Åslund". www.aik.se. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. "Polen - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. "Östtyskland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.


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